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Giving birth is a strenuous process for the body of the mother. It hurts the Qi and Blood of the mother greatly, which will result in a significantly weaker body. The ability to ward off evil pathogenic wind will be reduced. Hence the advice to avoid washing of hair, which increases the risk of allowing evil pathogenic wind to enter the body. By allowing that to happen, while it may not immediately present itself in a form of discomfort or illness, it may lay the root for problem to occur in the future, such as frequent headache and back pain.